Origins and development of musical instruments.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780810856578

Origins and development of musical instruments.

Montagu, Jeremy.

Scarecrow Pr.

2007

257 pages

$75.00

Hardcover

ML460

This volume chronicles the development of musical instruments and their creation and use from the Old Stone Age to the present. Chapters are organized around types and between them are short discussions of musicians, the Middle Ages, accompaniment, the ...

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